Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust PLC (AUSC) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 16 days

Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust PLC (AUSC) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 16 days as of December 2025. Defensive assets of GBX1.76 Million (cash GBX-, short-term investments GBX-, receivables GBX1.76 Million) cover 16 days of daily cash needs of GBX109.59K/day. See Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust short-term liquidity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

16 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

GBX1.76 Million
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

GBX109.59K
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

GBX40.00 Million
GBX

Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust PLC Defensive Interval Ratio (2004–2025)

This chart shows how Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust PLC's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 22 annual periods from 2004 to 2025. As of December 2025, the ratio stands at 16 days, meaning defensive assets of GBX1.76 Million can fund 16 days of operations without new revenue. See Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC) balance sheet quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust PLC (2004–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust PLC from 2004 to 2025, covering 22 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC) market capitalisation.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (GBX) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 3457 days GBX17.16 Million GBX4.96K/day GBX- GBX16.21 Million ▲ +3300 days
2024 158 days GBX18.17 Million GBX115.24K/day GBX- GBX15.63 Million ▼ -49 days
2023 206 days GBX15.77 Million GBX76.39K/day GBX- GBX14.13 Million ▲ +63 days
2022 143 days GBX16.83 Million GBX117.63K/day GBX- GBX14.41 Million ▼ -4972 days
2021 5115 days GBX24.87 Million GBX4.86K/day GBX- GBX22.64 Million ▼ -1802 days
2020 6917 days GBX27.34 Million GBX3.95K/day GBX- GBX26.46 Million ▲ +3242 days
2019 3674 days GBX17.76 Million GBX4.83K/day GBX- GBX15.91 Million ▲ +1947 days
2018 1728 days GBX10.72 Million GBX6.21K/day GBX- GBX9.56 Million ▼ -1232 days
2017 2959 days GBX8.34 Million GBX2.82K/day GBX- GBX7.37 Million ▼ -595 days
2016 3554 days GBX8.51 Million GBX2.39K/day GBX- GBX7.23 Million ▼ -432 days
2015 3986 days GBX10.34 Million GBX2.59K/day GBX- GBX9.24 Million ▲ +1524 days
2014 2462 days GBX31.15 Million GBX12.65K/day GBX- GBX29.80 Million ▼ -691 days
2013 3154 days GBX7.40 Million GBX2.35K/day GBX- GBX6.47 Million ▲ +2620 days
2012 533 days GBX966.00K GBX1.81K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +400 days
2011 134 days GBX635.00K GBX4.75K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -317 days
2010 450 days GBX1.25 Million GBX2.79K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -1616 days
2009 2067 days GBX770.00K GBX372.60/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +1434 days
2008 633 days GBX357.00K GBX564.38/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +514 days
2007 118 days GBX216.00K GBX1.82K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -259 days
2006 378 days GBX705.00K GBX1.87K/day GBX- GBX- ▲ +203 days
2005 175 days GBX372.00K GBX2.13K/day GBX- GBX- ▼ -92 days
2004 267 days GBX916.00K GBX3.43K/day GBX- GBX- —
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)